Winner of the Un Certain Regard section the 1999 Cannes Film Festival (where it received a rousing standing ovation). From first time writer/director Jasmin Dizdar, BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE is an entertaining political comedy set on the streets of London circa 1993. The film assembles a motley collection of characters including a refugee, an obstetrician, a medical trainee, a BBC reporter, and a Welsh guerilla all struggling to cope with life’s variences.